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Faith · 04-20-2005, 04:08 PM

Is this a hoax or what?? I am kinda weary to believe it.. tell me what you think.

http://67.18.222.146/cnn.htm

James"Thunder"Early · 04-20-2005, 04:10 PM

Hoax I saw this somewhere else if it was true it'd be all over the news.

Dutabi84 · 04-20-2005, 04:12 PM

Pfff, c'mon. Look at the ridiculous URL.

Max Whittaker · 04-20-2005, 04:13 PM

Faith · 04-20-2005, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutabi84

Pfff, c'mon. Look at the ridiculous URL.

Thats what I thought.

#1_Nancy_McKeon · 04-20-2005, 04:20 PM

Go to that link and then scroll down to the "Top Stories" at the bottom. It let's you know that it's a hoax.

G-Force Glockstar · 04-20-2005, 04:32 PM

What the heck?

Penny Lane · 04-20-2005, 08:21 PM

LOL Jim Morrison(The Doors) died in 1971 and there are still stories circulating that he faked his death and is still living somewhere in France! The same stories are still going on about Elvis and President John F. Kennedy.

Brent88 · 04-20-2005, 08:25 PM

Hoax. Don't ya just love photoshopping?

Or maybe CNN really put that there. They DID afterall post that VP Cheney died in 2001, only a few months after taking office. I'll never forget that.

Chelsea · 04-20-2005, 08:47 PM

Hoax:
1)CNN.com official URLs have rather long, specific URLs for each story:
Ex: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/0...tle/index.html

2)The URL here leads to an IP Address, with the FILENAME of CNN.html

3)The page in question is hosted by a provider called theplanet.com, while CNN can be found on AOL's Data Transit service. [Thank you tracert]

4)Thanks to a sloppy edit of CNN's template, the LAW section doesn't link over to CNN's law page, while the rest of the links link over to working CNN.com pages

5/Finally)Scroll down to "Top Stories" near the bottom of the page...Notice stories 2 and 3:

Quote:

• You just got April Fooled!
• Tupac's dead. Get over it.

Thanks for playing

Hollow · 04-20-2005, 10:43 PM

You want a hoax site?

http://www.freewebs.com/govwebsites/

****ing self-explanatory. how are we supposed to believe a government site is official if it has "This site built and hosted for free by FreeWebs.com. Get your own free website now!" at the bottom. someone needs to tell that person that typing in all capitals doesn't make it look all professional and real. there are several spelling and hyperlink mistakes throughout the site too. last but not least, posting a bunch of dancing smileys and a graphic of bush flipping the bird as a decoration isn't the brightest idea if you want people to take your site seriously. some idiot made a bunch of threads here several days ago advertising it.

04-20-2005, 04:10 PM	#2
James"Thunder"Early Whoever's In New England Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 23, 2004 Location: The Apollo Posts: 7,088	Hoax I saw this somewhere else if it was true it'd be all over the news.
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04-20-2005, 04:20 PM	#6
#1_Nancy_McKeon The One and Only Senior Member Join Date: Dec 16, 2000 Location: USA Posts: 2,656	Go to that link and then scroll down to the "Top Stories" at the bottom. It let's you know that it's a hoax.
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04-20-2005, 04:32 PM	#7
G-Force Glockstar Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Nov 22, 2003 Posts: 21,770	What the heck?
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04-20-2005, 08:21 PM	#8
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,313	LOL Jim Morrison(The Doors) died in 1971 and there are still stories circulating that he faked his death and is still living somewhere in France! The same stories are still going on about Elvis and President John F. Kennedy.
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04-20-2005, 08:25 PM	#9
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	Hoax. Don't ya just love photoshopping? Or maybe CNN really put that there. They DID afterall post that VP Cheney died in 2001, only a few months after taking office. I'll never forget that.
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04-20-2005, 04:08 PM	#1
Faith Internet Junkie Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 07, 2002 Location: HELL Posts: 9,879	Hoax or not? Is this a hoax or what?? I am kinda weary to believe it.. tell me what you think. http://67.18.222.146/cnn.htm

04-20-2005, 04:12 PM	#3
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	Pfff, c'mon. Look at the ridiculous URL.

04-20-2005, 04:13 PM	#4
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180

04-20-2005, 10:43 PM	#11
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	You want a hoax site? http://www.freewebs.com/govwebsites/ ****ing self-explanatory. how are we supposed to believe a government site is official if it has "This site built and hosted for free by FreeWebs.com. Get your own free website now!" at the bottom. someone needs to tell that person that typing in all capitals doesn't make it look all professional and real. there are several spelling and hyperlink mistakes throughout the site too. last but not least, posting a bunch of dancing smileys and a graphic of bush flipping the bird as a decoration isn't the brightest idea if you want people to take your site seriously. some idiot made a bunch of threads here several days ago advertising it.